De or het aannemer?
de aannemer
contractor (construction contractor)
/ˈaːˌneːmər/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de aannemer
- Plural (meervoud)
- de aannemers
- Diminutive
- het aannemertje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de aannemer is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de aannemers whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het aannemertje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze aannemer | deze aannemers |
| that, those | die aannemer | die aannemers |
| which (the … that) | de aannemer die … | de aannemers die … |
| our | onze aannemer | onze aannemers |
Meaning in English
- contractor (construction contractor)
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